Graduate Research Papers
Hydrogen production through the process of electrolysis can benefit fuel conservation in automobiles
Availability
Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Keywords
Hydrogen as fuel; Hydrogen cars;
Abstract
Every day over 8.5 million barrels of gasoline are consumed in America alone. Since fuel prices have skyrocketed there is more need than ever for a fuel-conserving device that the public can use in any automobile and will result in true savings both financially and environmentally. Many people and organizations have talked about an all hydrogen-powered vehicle; while this is a wonderful concept, the actuality of it happening throughout the entire country is less that probable. Due to many factors, mainly financial, the use of hydrogen to power vehicles on a mass scale could take many years to incorporate. However, the benefits of such a device would far out weigh the cost in the long run. A simple 12-volt charging system found in vehicles, used to power an electrolysis device, could produce hydrogen and oxygen from an electrolysis reaction. The hydrogen will then be utilized as a supplemental fuel to the gasoline that the automobile already uses as a primary fuel source. This activity has been preformed and the results lead to the conclusion that thee device used needed additional modifications in order for it to be a viable device for use in automobiles.
Year of Submission
5-2008
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Industrial Technology
First Advisor
John T. Fecik
Date Original
5-2008
Object Description
1 PDF file (iii, 37 leaves)
Copyright
©2008 Wade D. Stahr
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Stahr, Wade D., "Hydrogen production through the process of electrolysis can benefit fuel conservation in automobiles" (2008). Graduate Research Papers. 2806.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/2806
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